NSCAPCD RULE 2-2-102 EXEMPTIONS
2-102 Exemptions
102.1 Fires used only for the cooking of food for human
consumption or fires used for recreational purposes.
102.2 Fires set by or permitted by any public officer when
such fire is necessary for any of the following
purposes: (H & S Code 41801)
102.2.01 The prevention of an imminent fire hazard, as
defined in 2-207.
102.2.02 The instruction of public employees in the methods
of fighting fires.
102.2.03 The instruction of employees in methods of fighting
fire, when such fire is set pursuant to permit,
on property used for industrial purposes.
102.2.04 The setting of backfires necessary to save life, or
valuable property pursuant to Section 4426 of the
Public Resources Code.
102.2.05 The abatement of fire hazards pursuant to
Section 13055 H & S Code. (Any public agency
authorized to engage in fire protection activities,
including but not limited to a fire protection
district, city, city and county, or county fire
department, the California Department of Forestry
and Fire Protection, and the United States Forest
Service, may use fire to abate a fire hazard.)
102.2.06 Disease or pest prevention, where there is an
immediate need for, and no reasonable alternative
to, burning.
102.3 Fires used for the disposal of non-industrial wood
waste from trees, vines, and brush at any approved
disposal site in the North Coast Air Basin subject to
the requirements and limitations of 2-101.1 and 2-400
(41804.5 H & S Code).
102.4 Fires set in accordance with Section 2-300 of this
regulation, and subject to the restrictions and
limitations of 2-101.1 and 2-400 (H&S Code 41804.5).
102.5 Fires conducted in a mechanized burner subject to
permit conditions specified by the District such that
no air contaminant is discharged into the atmosphere
for a period or periods aggregating more than
30 minutes in any eight-hour period which is:
102.5.01 As dark or darker in shade as that designated as
No. 1 on the Ringelmann Chart, as published by the
United States Bureau of Mines, or
102.5.02 Of such opacity as to obscure an observer's view
to a degree equal to 102.5.01.